In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out is net migration. Net migration is often the main driver of local growth or decline.
| Age Group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 24.98 | 24.36 | 16.88 | 16.94 | 15.78 | 26.65 | 25.36 | 24.41 | 24.02 | 23.89 | 23.58 | 23.44 | 23.24 | 23.17 | 23.11 | 23.10 | 23.03 | 23.01 | 23.02 | 23.07 | 23.16 | 23.17 | 23.20 | 23.23 | 23.31 | 23.36 | 23.45 | 23.53 | 23.61 | 23.69 | 23.76 | 23.85 | 23.92 | 23.98 |
| 5-9 | 18.95 | 19.27 | 12.34 | 18.71 | 11.97 | 20.21 | 19.24 | 18.52 | 18.22 | 18.12 | 17.89 | 17.78 | 17.63 | 17.57 | 17.53 | 17.52 | 17.47 | 17.46 | 17.46 | 17.50 | 17.57 | 17.58 | 17.60 | 17.62 | 17.68 | 17.72 | 17.79 | 17.85 | 17.91 | 17.97 | 18.02 | 18.09 | 18.15 | 18.19 |
| 10-14 | 26.64 | 17.74 | 8.66 | 14.31 | 16.83 | 28.42 | 27.04 | 26.03 | 25.62 | 25.48 | 25.15 | 25.00 | 24.79 | 24.71 | 24.65 | 24.64 | 24.56 | 24.54 | 24.55 | 24.61 | 24.70 | 24.71 | 24.75 | 24.78 | 24.86 | 24.92 | 25.01 | 25.10 | 25.18 | 25.26 | 25.34 | 25.43 | 25.51 | 25.57 |
| 15-19 | 44.12 | 47.53 | 30.76 | 43.15 | 27.87 | 47.07 | 44.79 | 43.12 | 42.43 | 42.20 | 41.66 | 41.41 | 41.05 | 40.92 | 40.82 | 40.80 | 40.67 | 40.65 | 40.66 | 40.76 | 40.91 | 40.93 | 40.99 | 41.03 | 41.17 | 41.27 | 41.43 | 41.57 | 41.71 | 41.84 | 41.97 | 42.12 | 42.25 | 42.36 |
| 20-24 | 66.72 | 65.66 | 55.97 | 79.55 | 42.15 | 71.18 | 67.73 | 65.20 | 64.16 | 63.81 | 63.00 | 62.61 | 62.08 | 61.88 | 61.73 | 61.70 | 61.50 | 61.47 | 61.49 | 61.63 | 61.86 | 61.89 | 61.98 | 62.05 | 62.25 | 62.41 | 62.65 | 62.86 | 63.07 | 63.28 | 63.46 | 63.70 | 63.90 | 64.05 |
| 25-29 | 57.44 | 46.41 | 41.13 | 43.77 | 36.28 | 61.28 | 58.31 | 56.13 | 55.24 | 54.94 | 54.23 | 53.90 | 53.44 | 53.27 | 53.14 | 53.12 | 52.95 | 52.92 | 52.93 | 53.06 | 53.25 | 53.28 | 53.36 | 53.42 | 53.59 | 53.72 | 53.94 | 54.12 | 54.29 | 54.47 | 54.63 | 54.84 | 55.01 | 55.14 |
| 30-34 | 40.34 | 33.73 | 23.77 | 23.10 | 25.48 | 43.04 | 40.95 | 39.42 | 38.79 | 38.58 | 38.09 | 37.86 | 37.53 | 37.41 | 37.32 | 37.30 | 37.19 | 37.17 | 37.17 | 37.26 | 37.40 | 37.42 | 37.47 | 37.52 | 37.64 | 37.73 | 37.88 | 38.01 | 38.13 | 38.26 | 38.37 | 38.51 | 38.63 | 38.73 |
| 35-39 | 31.59 | 19.04 | 19.07 | 20.24 | 19.95 | 33.70 | 32.06 | 30.87 | 30.37 | 30.21 | 29.82 | 29.64 | 29.39 | 29.29 | 29.22 | 29.21 | 29.11 | 29.10 | 29.11 | 29.18 | 29.28 | 29.30 | 29.34 | 29.37 | 29.47 | 29.54 | 29.66 | 29.76 | 29.86 | 29.95 | 30.04 | 30.15 | 30.25 | 30.32 |
| 40-44 | 29.22 | 36.26 | 25.16 | 25.18 | 18.46 | 31.17 | 29.66 | 28.55 | 28.10 | 27.95 | 27.59 | 27.42 | 27.18 | 27.10 | 27.03 | 27.02 | 26.93 | 26.92 | 26.93 | 26.99 | 27.09 | 27.10 | 27.14 | 27.17 | 27.26 | 27.33 | 27.44 | 27.53 | 27.62 | 27.71 | 27.79 | 27.89 | 27.98 | 28.05 |
| 45-49 | 25.48 | 24.66 | 17.23 | 20.97 | 16.10 | 27.19 | 25.87 | 24.90 | 24.50 | 24.37 | 24.06 | 23.91 | 23.71 | 23.63 | 23.57 | 23.57 | 23.49 | 23.48 | 23.48 | 23.54 | 23.62 | 23.64 | 23.67 | 23.70 | 23.78 | 23.83 | 23.93 | 24.01 | 24.09 | 24.17 | 24.24 | 24.33 | 24.40 | 24.46 |
| 50-54 | 16.50 | 18.88 | 8.61 | 13.01 | 10.42 | 17.60 | 16.75 | 16.12 | 15.87 | 15.78 | 15.58 | 15.48 | 15.35 | 15.30 | 15.27 | 15.26 | 15.21 | 15.20 | 15.21 | 15.24 | 15.30 | 15.31 | 15.33 | 15.35 | 15.40 | 15.43 | 15.49 | 15.55 | 15.60 | 15.65 | 15.69 | 15.75 | 15.80 | 15.84 |
| 55-59 | 16.77 | 12.29 | 12.41 | 10.74 | 10.60 | 17.89 | 17.03 | 16.39 | 16.13 | 16.04 | 15.84 | 15.74 | 15.61 | 15.56 | 15.52 | 15.51 | 15.46 | 15.45 | 15.46 | 15.50 | 15.55 | 15.56 | 15.58 | 15.60 | 15.65 | 15.69 | 15.75 | 15.80 | 15.86 | 15.91 | 15.95 | 16.01 | 16.06 | 16.10 |
| 60-64 | 15.93 | 18.77 | 9.65 | 13.58 | 10.07 | 17.00 | 16.18 | 15.57 | 15.32 | 15.24 | 15.04 | 14.95 | 14.82 | 14.78 | 14.74 | 14.73 | 14.69 | 14.68 | 14.68 | 14.72 | 14.77 | 14.78 | 14.80 | 14.82 | 14.87 | 14.90 | 14.96 | 15.01 | 15.06 | 15.11 | 15.16 | 15.21 | 15.26 | 15.30 |
| 65-69 | 11.62 | 6.50 | 6.37 | 8.22 | 7.34 | 12.40 | 11.80 | 11.36 | 11.18 | 11.12 | 10.97 | 10.91 | 10.81 | 10.78 | 10.75 | 10.75 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.74 | 10.78 | 10.78 | 10.80 | 10.81 | 10.84 | 10.87 | 10.91 | 10.95 | 10.99 | 11.02 | 11.06 | 11.10 | 11.13 | 11.16 |
| 70-74 | 7.12 | 8.37 | 3.38 | 2.25 | 4.50 | 7.59 | 7.23 | 6.96 | 6.84 | 6.81 | 6.72 | 6.68 | 6.62 | 6.60 | 6.58 | 6.58 | 6.56 | 6.56 | 6.56 | 6.58 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.61 | 6.62 | 6.64 | 6.66 | 6.68 | 6.71 | 6.73 | 6.75 | 6.77 | 6.80 | 6.82 | 6.83 |
| 75-79 | 6.05 | 8.74 | 7.15 | 9.50 | 3.82 | 6.45 | 6.14 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 5.79 | 5.71 | 5.68 | 5.63 | 5.61 | 5.60 | 5.59 | 5.58 | 5.57 | 5.57 | 5.59 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.62 | 5.63 | 5.64 | 5.66 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.72 | 5.74 | 5.75 | 5.77 | 5.79 | 5.81 |
| 80-84 | 4.56 | 7.74 | 5.56 | 9.62 | 2.88 | 4.86 | 4.63 | 4.46 | 4.39 | 4.36 | 4.31 | 4.28 | 4.24 | 4.23 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.21 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.24 | 4.24 | 4.25 | 4.27 | 4.28 | 4.30 | 4.31 | 4.32 | 4.34 | 4.35 | 4.37 | 4.38 |
| 85+ | 4.64 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 4.24 | 2.93 | 4.95 | 4.71 | 4.54 | 4.47 | 4.44 | 4.38 | 4.36 | 4.32 | 4.31 | 4.30 | 4.29 | 4.28 | 4.28 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 4.32 | 4.33 | 4.34 | 4.36 | 4.38 | 4.39 | 4.40 | 4.42 | 4.43 | 4.45 | 4.46 |
| Total | 448.69 | 417.69 | 304.11 | 377.09 | 283.43 | 478.67 | 455.49 | 438.46 | 431.46 | 429.12 | 423.62 | 421.06 | 417.44 | 416.11 | 415.09 | 414.92 | 413.59 | 413.38 | 413.47 | 414.47 | 415.97 | 416.18 | 416.80 | 417.28 | 418.63 | 419.66 | 421.30 | 422.73 | 424.11 | 425.50 | 426.76 | 428.33 | 429.68 | 430.73 |